Congenital Pancreatic Cysts

Fig. 44.1
A clinical photograph showing a large congenital pancreatic cyst
  • They may however be symptomatic as a result of pressure on adjacent structures leading to:
    • Abdominal distention
    • Vomiting
    • Jaundice
    • Pancreatitis
  • The majority of patients present before the age of 2 years, and associated anomalies were found in 30% of cases. These include:
    • Asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia (Jeune syndrome)
    • Short-limb dwarfism
    • Polydactyly
    • von Hippel–Lindau disease
    • Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome
    • Hemihypertrophy
    • Renal tubular ectasia
    • Anorectal malformation
    • Polycystic kidneys

      Diagnosis

    • Mar 8, 2017 | Posted by in PEDIATRICS | Comments Off on Congenital Pancreatic Cysts

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